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A member asked:
How rare is a retinal detachment or tear? i'm only 18 and terrifed incase this ever happens to me
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Do not worry: You are young if you do not have any risk factor then you should relax. Risk factors: family history, high myopia, lattice degeneration, eye trauma , prior eye surgery. Symptoms: floaters, flashes of light and lost of peripheral vision. If the person examined and treated on time there is less issue with loss of vision
Answered 1/3/2016
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